Singapore’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that introduced caning as a punishment for scammers and money mules, as the country battles a scourge of fraud cases. Under the Criminal Law ...

Now, scammers and recruiters for scam groups face a legal crackdown that allows them to be punished with six to 24 strokes of the cane - a penalty usually reserved for rapists and drug traffickers.

Singapore plans to punish online scammers with at least six strokes with a cane, a minister told lawmakers on Tuesday, as the city-state doubles down on syndicates following record-high scam losses.

Singapore, where spitting in public and selling chewing gum is illegal, has long been known for its strict laws. Now, scammers and recruiters for scam groups face a legal crackdown that allows them to ...

When it came to punishment back in medieval Europe, people got whipped, branded, and occasionally beheaded for stealing bread. Fast-forward to 2025, and Singapore’s taking a page from that old ...

Singapore lost more than $2.8 billion to scammers between 2020 and 2025 SINGAPORE plans to unleash at least six brutal strokes of the cane on convicted online scammers, a minister told lawmakers on ...

SINGAPORE - Singapore will cane scammers under a new law as the city-state grapples with financial crimes affecting thousands of people. The measure, passed in a parliamentary session on Tuesday, ...

Singapore plans to punish online scammers with at least six strokes with a cane, a minister told lawmakers on Tuesday, as the city-state doubles down on syndicates following record-high scam losses.

Singapore will cane scammers under a new law as the city-state grapples with crimes affecting thousands of people. The measure, passed in a parliamentary session on Tuesday, comes as financial frauds ...

Lawmakers in Singapore have passed a law mandating up to 24 strokes of the cane for convicted scammers, local media reported. According to the new law, scammers will receive at least six strokes of a ...

Singapore this week passed a law allowing for the caning of those involved in scamming, its latest attempt to combat a runaway surge in online fraud of all kinds. Under the measure, which was passed ...